parent resources
We know breastfeeding and bottle feeding can be difficult. Please find the below resources to help you and your family along the way.
- Affirmation cards. YOU GOT THIS!
- KidsHealth breastfeeding articles
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BreastBeginnings App – Android/Apple compatible
· Free, easy to use menu’s, embedded links to videos, feeding and diaper tracker
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· Lists, pictures, short summaries
· Benefits of breastfeeding, getting prepared, working on volume, self-care
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Breastfeeding and Ohio WIC (English/Spanish)
· Food benefits for breastfeeding moms for one year
· Back to work support for moms
· Peer support
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Kelly Mom Breastfeeding and Parenting
· Evidence based, plain language, common sense advice
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· Facebook groups such as ROSE, Mocha Moms
· Milk Mama’s (Dayton), BSTARTS (Cincinnati), BLaC (Central Ohio)
· Chocolate Milk Series (moms and their stories)
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For questions about medications and substances, what’s safe and what’s not:
· LactMed - online or get it as an app
· Infant Risk Center - Dr. Hale and team
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Ohio Department of Health Resources for Breastfeeding Rights at Work
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Getting Started with Breastfeeding Videos - Standford Medicine
· Breastfeeding in the First Hour
· Maximizing Milk Production
· A Perfect Latch
· Hand Expressing Breastmilk
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Global Health Media Breastfeeding Support/Video's (45 languages from Arabic-Vietnamese)
· Attach Your Baby at the Breast
· How to Express Breastmilk
· Is Your Baby Getting Enough Milk?
· Breastfeeding in the First Hours
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CDC Breastfeeding (English/Spanish)
· Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity – supporting optimal breastfeeding practices to improve public health
· Data & Statistics
· Guidelines and Recommendations
· Special Populations
· Proven Strategies
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· All things breastfeeding, maternal support, local peer support
· All things breastfeeding support and materials in more than 10 languages